SUMMARY after updating to 5.27 on arch when the computer boots bluetooth.service fails even if resulting active and have to be enabled manually from plasma settings panel STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. enable bluetooth.service 2. reboot OBSERVED RESULT here the state of bluetooth.service on boot ''systemctl status bluetooth ● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Sat 2023-02-18 08:12:38 CET; 2min 35s ago Docs: man:bluetoothd(8) Main PID: 511 (bluetoothd) Status: "Running" Tasks: 1 (limit: 38064) Memory: 3.7M CPU: 90ms CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service └─511 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd feb 18 08:14:57 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.52 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_dupl> feb 18 08:14:57 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.52 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_dupl> feb 18 08:14:57 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.52 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream feb 18 08:14:57 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.52 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream_d> feb 18 08:14:57 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.52 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05 feb 18 08:14:57 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.52 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05 feb 18 08:14:57 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.52 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05_duplex feb 18 08:14:57 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.52 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05_dupl> feb 18 08:14:58 graphene bluetoothd[511]: src/adv_monitor.c:btd_adv_monitor_power_down() Unexpected NULL btd_adv_monito> feb 18 08:15:00 graphene bluetoothd[511]: Failed to set mode: Authentication Failed (0x05) lines 1-22/22 (END) '' EXPECTED RESULT bluetooth service start fine as before 5.27 SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Archlinux 6.1.12-arch1-1 (64-bit) (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.0 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0 Qt Version: 5.15.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KDE code isn't involved here; you'll need to follow up with the Bluetooth devs. I suspect that this was caused by another change that just so happened to arrive at the same time as the Plasma 5.27 update.